Four secrets to healing

Do you believe in this wise saying which says, “Prayer is the best medicine and JESUS is the best healer?” If you do, we share the same belief. I believe in that saying because after being sick and healed many times, I have proven it myself that prayers help and JESUS heals. Anyway, you might be sick right now and need healing and you might ask how can you be healed and what are the secrets to healing. So, I enumerated  here below the four secrets to healing.

1. Believe that JESUS is our One True GOD, He exists, and He will heal you.

JESUS will heal you because He has promised in Jeremiah 30:17 and Psalm 41:3 that He will restore the health of those who are sick. So just hold on and believe to His promise of healing because He never lies (Titus 1:2) and He is faithful. Remember the woman in Mark chapter 5 in the Bible who was suffering from bleeding for 12 years? She just believed and had faith that if only she could touch JESUS’ garments then she will be healed and she was healed indeed. This is what JESUS said to her in Mark 5:34, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.” So, like the bleeding woman, just believe that JESUS will heal you, claim your healing by faith, and declare it. Remember, it takes a lot of faith to be healed, so have faith and never doubt. Consider this verse in James 1:6-8 which say, “But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect anything from the LORD. That person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.” 

2. Humble down, ask forgiveness, and repent.

JESUS resists the proud (James 4:6). He wants us to walk humbly with Him (Micah 6:8). So when you are sick and need healing, come humbly to JESUS admit that you have sinned, ask forgiveness, and repent. Mostly, the main reason of our sickness is our unconfessed sins. Psalms 38:3 says this, “There is no soundness in my flesh because of YOUR indignation; there is no health in my bones because of my sin.” These unconfessed sins may include these: sin of unbelief and sin of disobedience like ignoring the truth that there is GOD, not believing in the preachings about JESUS and His Lordship, and not reading the Bible and obeying it. Therefore, confess your sins to the LORD JESUS CHRIST, ask forgiveness, and promise Him to never sin again because when we are sick it is a reminder from the LORD JESUS CHRIST that we need to return to Him and love Him by asking forgiveness from Him and repenting first. Repentance is turning away from sin and turning to JESUS. So promise yourself not to commit sin again. Then, ask JESUS gently to forgive and heal you. It is very important that we first ask forgiveness and promise the LORD that we will avoid sin before we ask for healing. So, it is important that we ask forgiveness from the LORD and we repent first because the LORD hates sin and He may not answer our prayer for healing if we still live in sin. Check this verse in John 9:31 which say, “We know that GOD does not listen to sinners but if anyone is a worshiper of GOD and does His will, GOD listens to Him.” So, we should first believe and worship the one true living GOD JESUS CHRIST (1 John 5:20), turn away from sin, and commit to love and obey Him so that He will heal us and answer our prayers.

3. Pray.

It is written in James 5:13-15 that if we are in trouble and sick we should pray and ask the elders of the church to pray for us. They are to rub olive oil on us in the name of JESUS. And, the prayer made in faith will heal the sick and restore him/her to health and the sins he/she has committed will be forgiven. If you are not a Christian yet you can still be healed if you ask someone who is a Christian to pray for you or bring you to their Pastor so he can lay hands on you and pray for your healing. Then, ask forgiveness, repent, and believe that JESUS will heal you. Don’t doubt. On the other hand, when you pray on your own, after asking the LORD for healing, listen and wait for the LORD's answer. He said in Jeremiah 33:3 that He will answer us when we call Him. Wait for some wisdom or advice that He will give in order for you to be healed or wait until your sickness is gone. Wait even if it takes one whole day for you to wait for His answer. Remember, you want to be healed so pray until you are healed. Prayer does not only mean you praying and talking to the LORD but it also means listening and letting the LORD intervene and deliver you from your sickness. So, pray until your sickness is gone. Also, when you pray, pray as if you badly need your healing, cry to the LORD if you may and tell Him you badly need His help and you can’t bear the pain anymore. That’s what I always do and the LORD always heals me especially when I have dysmenorrhea. 

4. Offer your life to JESUS, commit to change your wicked ways, and follow Him.

Lastly, for you to be healed you should offer your life to JESUS commit to reject sin, change your wicked ways and make efforts to obey and follow Him. The LORD JESUS sees our hearts. He knows if we are just calling unto Him for healing and not really committing to follow Him. Remember, the LORD allowed that pain or sickness to happen to you to get your attention and for you to return to Him, for you to repent and stop sinning, to teach you to rely on Him always (1 Corinthians 1:8-9) and to teach you to be humble and teachable, to strengthen your faith, to make you strong, to make you His faithful servant and follower, and make you more like Him (Ephesians 5:1). He also allowed it to prove to us that He is the greatest healer and He is powerful and able to heal us.

To sum this up, healing needs JESUS’ divine intervention. When we are sick, He wants us to draw closer to Him resulting in a loving and faithful relationship with Him so we will be saved. That is why when we are sick; we need to first believe that JESUS is our one true living GOD, He exists, and that He will heal us. We should also humble down and repent. We should as well pray. Then, we should offer our life to Him, commit to change our wicked ways, and follow Him. By the way, don’t forget to thank JESUS for healing you once you’re healed then commit to love and obey Him as a sign of your gratitude to Him. God bless you, my dear reader. Thank you for reading this piece. If you have questions or comments please feel free to write it in the comment section below. I love you with the love of JESUS. All glory, honor, highest praises, and thanksgiving all belong to Him. Always remember JESUS loves you. Amen.